Floyd is retired, who cares about him?
Amir Khan is a ****ing man, he may have asked for a catch weight but even after it being shot down he went on with the fight. Know why? Cause he's chasing greatness.
That sucks, I was genuinely enjoying most of them. They produced some good fights and it was interesting to see their prospects develop.
We got Nonito vs Juarez, Avalos vs Valdez, we got to see Felix Verdejo develop further, Saul Rodriguez, Gilberto Ramirez, a compelling fight in Tapia vs Soro.
Oh well, I hope they find a new home soon and they continue giving us some interesting cards.
If you think Canelo is acting like a b1tch by defending his mw crown against a welterweight, then you must admit that Floyd acted like a super ultra mega b1tch back then when he dragged the midget Marquez, the lightweight champion, all the way to ww as one of the worst cherrypicks of all time.
JMM was at an enormous size and stylistic disadvantage in that joke of a fight. He tried desperately to gain mass by eating burguers at drinking piss, (he didn't have his faithful Memo HeROIDia by his side yet). It didn't work. JMM looked terrible. bloated and sluggish, worst version of JMM ever. Floyd even cheated him on the scales for good measure, came overweight and looked like SMW fighting a midget.
JMM was also at a HUGE disadvantage style wise
I mean, a counterpuncher fighting another counterpuncher, who is BIGGER, FASTER, with longer reach, and who is also a negative, defensive minded ***** who'd even force the midget counterpuncher to lead?! Jeez i wonder how is this going to end?!
At least Khan poses a stylistic challenge to ginger. We know Canelo has cement feet and always struggles with movers. Khan has the advantage in style, footwork, handspeed, movement speed. Khan is taller than Canelo with longer reach too. The real question mark is his chin, will his chin be up for the task? you know that, if they were the same size or if Khan was known for having an iron chin, Khan would be the big favourite here. JMM would never be a favourite against Floyd even if they were the same size, styles makes fights.
So if you ever gave Floydette any credit for beating pre-HeROIDia midget JMM (you shouldn't), then you must give much more credit to Canelo after he flattens King Khan
Funny thing is... Floyd fans actually mention that JMM win as an achievement and compare it to Pac's struggles against Marquez. Such an insecure fanbase :lol1:
Great news! This was his best opponent by far on paper. Did Diego dominate him or did he have to really work to get the ko?
Complete domination. He showed poise and punch variation. He had his opponent's face a mess. Cuts, bruises, swelling and blood just spewing out of everywhere. Good scrap, good win and time to continue moving forward for Diego.
Dumb ass, he made a career run at 160 doing the same thing :lol1: . He even wanted Cotto at one point, this was after fighting at 168 plus already. What a slob :lol1:
What about Mayweather vs Pacquiao? What came from that?? Nothing. It simply makes financial sense for both sides and then again, PBC and Haymon had to sacrifice Khan to Canelo's catch weight demands in order to proceed with the fight. You're acting as if this is an entire card being broadcasted under the PBC brand :lol1: . If anything this has more to do with GBP and PBC working together than HBO itself.
Easy to claim he has balls but come fight night I guarantee he's not going to be fighting like a ballsy fighter. His only route to winning is going to be jab, run, clinch.
THe Hunter Way :)
Anyway, for those Floyd fans claiming, "Floyd did it first, doe.. So he's ballsy-est!". The fight was at 152 and it favored Floyd and put Canelo at a disadvantage in every way possible. It was also technically only one division of separation between the two fighters. In Khan's situation the fight is at 155, technically speaking that's a whole 2 divisions of difference. I'm not so sure you Floyd fans can add but 2 weight divisions is greater than 1. For instance, if Billy has 2 TMT hats and Deontae only has 1, that means Billy is "stuntin" all over Deontae.
Also, the weight doesn't only give Canelo a massive advantage but it's new terrain for Khan. If Amir was wobbled by a light fisted Algieri, imagine what a middleweight would do to him. Simply by putting himself in a difficult predicament with everything going against him, that already sets him apart from Floyd and his career of safety precautions.
In essence, Amir is like riding in a Motorcycle at break neck speeds with no helmet on. Floyd is like riding in a Volkswagen beetle at 15 mph with seatbelt on and cushioned with bubble wrap.
Yeah but it's about more than just resume. Danny Garcia is not impressive and certainly isn't one of the best fighters out.
Meanwhile... Estrada continually gets shafted by every damn list out there :lol1: .
Both are exciting and dominant fighters so the decision was rather difficult to make. However, Manny was facing elite names in his prime and dominated the likes of Barrera, Morales, Cotto, Hatton, Margarito, Clottey, Bradley and defeated many other good names on his way up the ladder. He may have lost a few times but that's because of the level of competition he faced once he was in his prime. GGG hasn't fought any names of that caliber to date. On top of that there isn't any names aside from Canelo and the sunken possibility of the Ward clash that could have came close to comparing with Manny's best names.
GGG may be dominating his foes, but then again, Manny would have looked even more unstoppable himself if he had faced similar level competition during the prime of his career.
It's rather entertaining and good for a general buzz. Antics, trash talk, KO's, etc... Are all part of the entertainment factor of the sport. It doesn't have to happen every fight, but it does help generate more interest when it does.
Also, factor in the fact that KO-valev and Stevenson genuinely dislike each other, Wilder and Fury both have big mouths, then you have a recipe for genuine interest amongst the boxing fans after a brief war of words.
A well placed counter punch from any high leveled fighter can be disastrous for anyone. That's about it. In other words, a perfect counter is his only salvation.
Viloria was on a rampage for some time. He disposed of a game Marquez, a highly touted Segura, Miranda and countless other Mexican fighters before running into Juan Francisco Estrada.
In fact, Estrada has been on a roll against pinoy boxers. He has taken out Ardin, Mepranum, Alvarez, Asenjo, Melindo and Viloria himself.
I wonder when the purses will cut down and how the boxers themselves will deal with such a situation. After growing comfortable with being paid millions for fighting mid to below average competition, how would they deal with being paid less for harder fights?
That was my main question from the get go of the PBC brand.
Who cares? The guy isn't even fighting anymore and is "retired"... I don't see how he has any relevance to the competitive aspect of the sport since he's no longer active. Aside from, well.. :lol1: his TMT promotions gig.
Yup, after he changed Victor's outlook on life with the beating he handed him, I was a fan. Don't get me wrong, I was a massive Ortiz fan and was caught up on the hype. However, Chino made a name for himself that night and after nearly walking away from it all, he came back and beat down another hyped name in Broner. He also gave Floyd enough hell on their first scrap to land a second fight with him.
Happy for El Chino, hope he enjoys his retirement :lol1:
:lol1: Bradley has made more than enough. I'm happy for him, he has wins over Marquez and Pacquiao and is headed into another payday against Pac in a few months. Meanwhile, all the PBC welters have the options to actually make intense matches but settle for mismatches. Aside from Porter vs Thurman, what other welter weight fight in the near future holds any significance? Even Porter vs Thurman had to jump past several hurdles and uncertainty in dates before finally getting settled months after its initial speculated date.
Hmm, good fight. Danny has a strong chin and a lot of heart but I went with Margarito walking him down and forcing him to bend the knee. I could also see Garcia surviving a few scares and finding a way to win, he is afterall, the unsung hero of the LWW and WW division.
I don't get the hate against Danny. He had a disgustingly mismatch fight with Rod Salka but he's proven himself time and time again, even before the Salka spectacle he had proved his worth. His overall resume easily crushes any other welterweight fighter under the Haymon umbrella yet they all get more praise and passes from the fans.
Holt, Campbell, Morales x2 (whom although bloated and past it, had given Maidana hell and beat down a game Cano), Judah, Herrera(debatable, but he still has the official W), Matthysse, Khan, Peterson, Paulie and now Guerrero. Come on, seriously? That's a fcking deep resume from a relatively limited fighter whom always digs deep and finds a way to over come some stiff challenges. Danny may not be flashy, athletic, a monstrous puncher, etc.. But he has heart and is talented enough to overcome everything that comes his way.
Thurman, Porter, Spence, Crawford, Postol, Broner and other top 140 - 147 lbs fighters get more praise and credit for doing much less with their careers.
Juan "Churritos" Hernandez is a good fighter. Personally I think his movement and combinations will trouble Roman, a lot more if Hernandez can withstand Roman's power. Juan is a good boxer, he has power and is rather exciting... It may not be the best fight to be made at the weight, but it's a good preview of what the division has to offer in terms of top talents outside of the three champions in the division.
If Hernandez can withstand Roman's power, I give him a solid chance at the upset. Roman is troubled when his opponents use lateral movements to exploit angles and unload combinations, that's exactly how Estrada fights and why he troubled him so and Juan has a very similar style himself.
I want Churritos to pull it off... It's obvious neither Roman nor HBO want any parts of the Estrada fight at this point. If Churritos pulls it off, a unification vs Estrada for the Ring, WBC, WBO and WBA straps is imminent.